HPU Football Perseveres Through Spring Changes
By Morris Stephens | One can only imagine the pressure on an athlete playing a five game season with no guarantees of that happening. But to those who put everything they have into the sport they love, there are no excuses. For Howard Payne’s University football team, this is the reality this spring. Dylan Zeno, […]
HPU Baseball Season Kicks Off
By Bri Davis | After a record season in 2019, all of HPU is excited to see what our baseball team has in store this season! Assistant Coach, Robert Anders, is sharing in the excitement and he believes that team is looking good. “We also have great freshman to help fill the holes, reload the […]
Farmer receives grant for NCAA conference
By Katie Cravey | Bailey Farmer, a sophomore from Houston, has been given a grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association to attend the NCAA Division III conference in Anaheim, California. The NCAA selects students all over the nation to attend this conference. The purpose of the conference is to learn how to make the […]
HPU Football Senior Spotlight
Mackynlie Conklin | Football season at Howard Payne University has kicked off to a great start. The Yellow Jackets took home the win this past Saturday with a 48-34 victory over Austin College. This was the team’s first season opening win since 2014. Even though the oldest class of players didn’t experience the 2014 season […]
HPU volleyball takes losses, gains with experience
By Taylor Penn | Howard Payne volleyball won their final game versus St. Joseph at the Texas Lutheran University tournament and shows extreme promise thus far in the season. “We knew coming into TLU, the home team favorited would be a hard start to the tournament and our season. We saw the areas we need […]
HPU golfers excited for upcoming season
By Bailey Farmer | Coming off of last season’s finish at the conference golf tournament in April, the Howard Payne women’s golf team is excited to start up this season. Adding in two transfer sophomore students from East Texas Baptist University, Sommer Hummel and Maddi McGarrh, and a freshman, Mallory Garcia, to the two returners […]
Jacket football kicks off fall season
By Mackynlie Conklin | Late summer time in Brownwood brings sweltering heat, and waves of new and returning football players to the practice fields of Howard Payne. After a heartbreaking conference record of 1 in 8 in the 2018 fall season, Head Football Coach Braxton Harris has high expectations for his team in the next […]
HPU Intramurals Continue to Improve and Expand
Br Mackenzie Conklin | Howard Payne University intramural sports have been a staple for student involvement and campus interactions for years. Since taking over in 2015, Wes Curton, intramural coordinator, has been working to build and expand the IM league. IM sports have developed tremendously with the growing participation of students and even staff members. […]
The Final Triumph
By Kade Kahanek | After a revamp of the HPU Men’s Golf program in 2015, the program has been on a steady roll to new heights. Andrew Errico, senior captain has been on the team since the beginning. Errico’s freshman year, he gained the nickname, “Ole Boy,” after his roommate called him that on the […]
Lady Jackets 4th at Linda Lowery
AUSTIN, Texas – The Howard Payne University women’s golf team finished fourth overall and the Linda Lowery Invitational hosted by Concordia University Texas at the River Place Country Club. Link to full results (PDF) Howard Payne finished fourth posting an 815 (395-420) over two rounds. HPU’s Klaye Georges led the Lady Jackets with a 197 […]
Jake Parker Feature
By Bailey Farmer | Many people around Howard Payne’s campus know who Jake Parker is because of his role on the football team. But what some do not know is how he made his way to HPU. Parker, a senior Kinesiology major from Tyler had never heard of HPU or Brownwood before coming to. “God […]